A large part of this land was retained as forest and not put to the plow. He reserved for himself the mill on the Pocantico and several hundred acres known as the Upper Mills. He encouraged tenant farmers to settle on his manor by offering liberal leases. Philipse had a mill, manor house, and church constructed on the lower reaches of the Pocantico River about 1685. Philipse’s purchases in Westchester County were confirmed by royal charter as the Manor of Philipsburg in 1693. One such purchase, the Pocantico Purchase, included virtually all of present-day Sleepy Hollow. In that period an ambitious Dutchman, Frederick Philipse, gained influence with early English governors of New York, enabling him to purchase large tracts of land from tribes along the east side of the Hudson. In 1664 the British seized the colony of New Netherlands and renamed it New York. It now serves as the name of the incorporated village. Sleepy Hollow appears to be a later, Anglicized version of this name and actually applied to the valley of the Pocantico River. In 1655 Adriaen Van der Donck, a Dutch colonist, first published a work which referred to the Pocantico River as Slapershaven or, literally, Sleepers’ Haven.
Exactly when Europeans first settled in the Sleepy Hollow area is unclear. During the early days of New Netherlands, relations been this tribe and the Dutch were relatively peaceful, but by 1643 the Dutch were at war with the Weckquaesgecks and several other tribes of the region. This Native American tribe is variously described as a Delaware Tribe or a Mohican Tribe, or perhaps some mix of the two. In the year of the Half Moon, 1609, the two square miles that make up the Village of Sleepy Hollow belonged to the larger domain of the Weckquaesgeck Indians.
In addition to its great history and fabulous legends, the village offers a wide variety of outdoor adventures and activities, with parks, forests, rivers, lakes, streams and trails along one of the most scenic stretches of the Hudson River-from trout fishing to horseback riding, to biking, boating, hiking, or just escaping into the woodlands of Sleepy Hollow. Defying the passage of time, this magical area has managed to preserve much of the history and natural beauty which have always drawn people to it. Sleepy Hollow Farm has been creating long lasting memorable experiences for families all over Georgia since 1980.The names of the famous and the infamous, both historic and legendary, have left their mark on this quiet Hudson River village 25 miles north of Manhattan. We have designed challenging and fun experiences that will test your ability to solve puzzles, find clues, unlock doors, and work with a team in a race against the clock to escape the woods. Whether you are trying to escape from our giant 40 foot x 80 foot escape game/maze before the government catches you in The Dig or you are locked in an aspiring serial killers cabin and trying to escape before he makes you his first victims in The Cabin, our escape game will create an experience that you will not soon forget.Įscape Woods is located at Sleepy Hollow Farm just outside of Atlanta in Powder Springs GA. We set out to build escape room games that make you feel like you are in the movies by engaging all of your senses and building intense story lines around all of our games.
Escape Woods was started because we felt that we could offer more than a typical escape room.
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Our game designers have over 30 years of combined experience in the movie industry and creating mazes. All of our escape room games are fully immersive and allow you to connect with others to try to escape before time runs out. Escape Woods is located at the 60 acre Sleepy Hollow Farm just outside of Atlanta Georgia giving us plenty of room to create the most unique and memorable escape experiences that we can dream up. At Escape Woods we offer unique year-round outdoor escape game adventures for friends, families, and co-workers. About Escape Woods at The Sleepy Hollow FarmĮscape Woods is unlike any other escape room game in the world.
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